SC - Mystery Recipes

[rhiannon at madcelt.com]

Thanks!  Now that I've had to cancel my weekend workshop on beadmaking due to the unrelenting heat, I needed another project to take it's place.  I'll let you know after this weekend.  Any more mysteries out there?  This is gonna be fun!

Rhiannon

- ----Original Message-----
   >From:     	Steve & Kerri Geppert <emster at augustine.gci.net>
   >To:         	sca-cooks at Ansteorra.ORG
   >Subject:     	SC - Mystery Recipes
   >Reply-To:     	sca-cooks at Ansteorra.ORG
   >Date:    	Thursday, August 12, 1999 5:20 PM
   >
   >The recent postings on family cookbooks prompted me to pull the notebook
   >my aunt put together with family recipes shortly before my grandmother
   >passed away.  One of the sections we have called "Mysteries" since the
   >recipe cards in Grandma's box only had a list of ingredients, no name,
   >no directions.  Since most everyone is away at war, I thought I'd post
   >these and see if the illustrious members of this group have any
   >thoughts.
   >
   >Mystery #1
   >2 c. flour
   >1 t. soda
   >1 t. salt
   >1/2 c. shortening
   >1 c. sugar
   >2 eggs
   >1 orange rind
   >1 c. raisins
   >
   >Mystery #2
   >
   >1 c. milk
   >1/4 c. sugar
   >1/2 c. shortening
   >1/4 c. warm watter
   >1 pkg. dry yeast
   >2 slightly beaten eggs
   >3 1/2 to 4 c. flour
   >2 c. rolled oats
   >butter
   >1 1/2 t. poppy seed
   >Scald milk, stir in sugar, salt shortening.  Dissolve yeast in water,
   >add luke warm milk mixture.  Beat in eggs & 1 c. flour, oats and enough
   >flour to make soft dough.
   >
   >So far no one in our family has tried these yet.  Grandma was a
   >wonderful baker, well known for her Christmas cookies.  My
   >great-grandmother came to the United States from Finland (through Canada
   >into Minnesota) in the late 1800s.
   >
   >Thanks for helpins solve these riddle recipes.
   >
   >Lady Clare Elena
   >Principality of Oertha
   >
   >
   >============================================================================
   >
   >To be removed from the SCA-Cooks mailing list, please send a message to
   >Majordomo at Ansteorra.ORG with the message body of "unsubscribe SCA-Cooks".
   >
   >============================================================================
   >

============================================================================

To be removed from the SCA-Cooks mailing list, please send a message to
Majordomo at Ansteorra.ORG with the message body of "unsubscribe SCA-Cooks".

============================================================================